Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

मम माता यथा दुःखं न कुर्यात्त्वं तथा कुरु

Transliteration

mama mātā yathā duḥkhaṃ na kuryāttvaṃ tathā kuru

Translation

Obra de tal modo que mi madre no sea hecha sufrir dolor.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा: so that/as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/so that)

• दुःखम्: pain/sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; मध्यमपुरुष, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: thus/in that way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

An afflicted man (requesting considerate conduct from the addressed person)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The supplicant pleads that his mother should not be made to suffer; Hari listens, the emotional center being filial concern rather than self-interest.

Characters & Entities

• mātā (mother)
• duḥkha (sorrow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes compassion for those affected by one’s actions; repentance must avoid causing further harm, especially to parents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this standalone verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical instruction shaping how expiation should be pursued.